In a blender, blend the garbanzos, garlic and lemon juice until smooth

Keep blender running and add olive oil until well blended.

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Apple Punch

This is s-o-o-o easy and s-o-o-o refreshing!

1 can frozen apple juice, 12 oz. can

1 -33 oz. bottle sparkling water

1 cup water

Place the frozen apple juice into a pitcher. Pour the sparkling water over and stir gently until apple juice is melted. Dilute with 1 cup water.

Soft Pretzels in Your Bread Machine

This is a good weekend project with your kids.

You will be using the dough cycle on your bread machine. This will knead the dough and let it rise one time. After the dough rises (about an hour) remove it from the bread machine and shape it into pretzels by hand. Let it rise again and then bake in a conventional oven. Do not try to bake them in your machine.

After first kneading, dough will rise about an hour in the bread machine.

Turn out onto a floured towel or breadboard. Form into a ball. Cut in half. Set half of dough aside and cover with a towel to prevent drying. Cut remaining half into 8 even pieces. Work with one piece at a time, keeping remaining pieces covered.

Roll a piece of dough with palms of hands into a 20-inch rope.

To shape pretzels: With the rope, form a loop with ends about 3 inches long. Take ends, one in each hand and twist to reverse positions. Spread the ends apart. Bring the loop over the ends and pinch the tips of the ends to the loop (see diagram) Place pretzels on a large, lightly greased baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Continue for 8 of the pretzels.

Beat egg slightly with a fork. Brush pretzels with egg and sprinkle with coarse or Kosher salt. Set aside to rise in a warm place, 15 to 20 minutes or until they look puffy. Cut remaining half of dough into 8 equal pieces and continue as before.

While first pan of pretzels is baking, second is rising. Bake pretzels in a 400 degree oven for 15 -18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Serve warm or cold. Makes 16 soft pretzels.